• NIRMALA RAPE, MURDER MYSTERY

The parents of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta, who was raped and murdered in Kanchanpur district 50 days ago, along with their supporters from Kanchanpur, holding a candle light vigil for Nirmala, in Kathmandu, on Thursday, September 13, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

Dhangadi, March 14

Six police personnel who were charged with destroying incriminating evidence and torturing innocent people while investigating the rape and murder of Nirmala Panta in Kanchanpur were freed on bail today following Kanchanpur District Court’s order.

A single bench of Judge Rajendra Kumar Acharya ordered their release after furnishing bail bond of Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 9 lakh.

Separately, Khadka Bista, brother of Dilip Singh Bista of Bhimdatta Municipality-10, had also filed a case against four cops, including the sacked SP, for torturing Dilip Singh, who was projected as the main suspect before releasing him after a negative DNA test report.

While sacked SP Bista and suspended CIB DSP Angoor GC are still at large, trial against other policemen began at Kanchanpur District Court on Tuesday.